About Lakishia
Lakishia Bussell meets people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or worn out by life’s pressures. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, addictions, and coping with change. She also supports people who are managing trauma and emotional abuse, parenting strain, work stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and questions about identity and LGBT issues.
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina. Her background includes three years of experience in roles documented for this listing.
How Lakishia works
Lakishia emphasizes a respectful, non-judgmental approach in sessions. She avoids labels and works with each person where they are. Her style is encouraging and interactive.
Sessions are collaborative - she listens first, then helps people set goals and try practical steps. She uses client-centered methods and solution-focused techniques to help people reach small, doable changes. She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help notice unhelpful thinking patterns.
Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on important relationships and feelings. Motivational interviewing and mindfulness are used to build motivation and daily coping skills. Lakishia aims to empower people rather than tell them what to do.
She values compassion and respect in the room. Her goal is to help clients develop skills they can use between sessions and to support them through difficult moments.
Lakishia lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Lakishia works with
The areas below are the ones Lakishia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Lakishia’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what you share, and helps you clarify goals and values. This approach helps when you need someone to hear you and guide your own decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Through CBT people learn practical skills to change thinking patterns and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on shapes of connection and strong feelings in close relationships to help people understand and shift how they relate to others.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions start with listening, then try short exercises and homework to test what helps.
Online therapy uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make ongoing work possible around busy lives. Video lets you work face to face; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited; chat or text support quick check-ins and continued encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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